Martin klima



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M. KLIMA.

FEED CUTTER.

No. 279,096.' Patented June 5,1883.

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- UNITED STATES P TE T @FFICE.

. MARTIN KLIMA, or TABOR, AS$IGNOR or ONE-HALF To JOHN GHARMOCK, OF nAoiNn, W sconsin.

FEED-CUTTER- srrcrr carron forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,096, dated Juns, 1 883.

Application liledNovemberiZl.18%2. (Nomodeld u To all whom it may concern: positeend,justwithin theframe,thelowerieed- Be it known that I, MARTIN KLIMA, of Ta- ;ro1ler, H, while on the same end that carries bor I. 0., in the county ofRacine, and in the the ratchet-wheel, but within the frame, the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new shaft has a. smallgear-wheel, g, rigidly keyed 55 and useful Improvements in Feed-Outters; and to it. Above this shaft is a shaft, G, one end I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, of which carries the upper feed-roller, H, and clear, and exact description thereof. which has near its other end the small gear- My invention relates to feed-cutters; and it wheel y, directly above and meshing with the consists in certain peculiarities of construction, gear 9. In order to permit the feed-rollers to 60 as will be fully setforth hereinafter. yield and separate, this shaft G is made in two In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective parts, united by a universal joint at h, and the of my entire machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view, said shaft is normally inclined upward at a I with a portion of the hood broken away. Fig. slight angle fromthe joint hto the gear 9, while 3 is a detail sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a dethe lower shaft, G, is horizontal, The ex 65 1 5 tail view in elevation. treme end of the upper shaft, G, has a sleeve,

A represents the frame of the machine, and I,secured to it, with downward-projecting lug may be either of wood or metal, as preferred; i, which is pivoted between the forks of a bind-this frame consists of fouruprights,A A furcated arm, I, rising fromthe crosspiece a,

A A*, with upper cross-pieces, av a. c a", and so as to allow some longitudinal play to the 70 preferably lower strengthening cross-pieces. shaft G as its feed-roller H rises or falls.

B Bare j ournal-boxes mounted on the cross- K represents my feedtrough, converging pieces ac, and having hearings to receive shaft from the entrance end toward its throat, and G,which shaft supports at one end the cutter there provided with a heavy metal block, L, wheel G, just outside the journal-box at that whose purpose is to bear down upon the hay, 75

2 5 end. straw, or other feed after it has passed between D is a lever pivoted to the crosspiece a" at the feed-rollers, so as to compress it into a com- 0, and extending under the shaft 0, at right anpact mass for the cutters to operate upon; and

gles thereto, beyondthe outer edge of the cross to further insure such compression I have pro piece a, the forward end of said lever moving vided the metal strap 1), having a central hori- 8o in a covered groove or slot, E, formed in said zontal portion secured to the block L, after piece a, near the cornerpost A of the frame which the strap rises at each end and passes up A. At a point on said lever oppositethe canr along the inner side of the throat of the trough 'D a small horizontal wheel or friction-roller, K, and then passes down along the outside of d, is located, supported between fiat platesor said trough to a point below it and below the 8 5 bearings d (l, secured to the lever-D, which lowerfeed-roller, where the twoends of said wheel bears against the inner concave surface strap 1 are united by a short shaft, M, which of the cam D and causes the lever to movelatserves as a fulcrum to the lever N, pivoted at erally toward and from the cutter-wheel C as a to the cross-piece a, and whose farther end the cam is revolved. The outer orfree end of extends nearly to the cross-piece a5, and is pro- 90 0 this lever D is pivoted to one end of a pawl, vided with notches a a to receive a weight,

F, whose other end engages with the teeth on N. By changing this weight from notch to a. ratchet-wheel, F, while a second pawl, F notch the leverage can be increased or'dimilr ispivoted to the cross-piece c,'and its'free end ished at will, and consequently the pressure engages with the teeth of said ratohet-wheel of the block Lupon the feed to be cut will be 9 5 below the first-named pawl and serves to prelikewise increased or diminished correspondvent anybackward motion of the said ratchetingly. I 7

wheel. Both of these pawls pass between the O designates a hood placed over the throat sides of an upright loop or guide, f, securedto end of the trough, so as to prevent the hay or the cross-piece a. The ratchet-wheel F is other feed from falling over the sides of the 100 mounted upon a shaft, G, which extends entrough as it is being pushed forward to the tirely across the frame, and bears upon its opfeed-rollers.

, etaoao The cutterwheel C consists of ahea-vy metal ring or open disk, divided into two parts by the strip 0, through the center of whichit is journaled on the end of the shaft 0, as already described, The wheel is provided with two curved knives, I? l, securely bolted to the widest parts, one on each side of the strip 0, as shown. Power is communicated to this wheel by hand at c; or, if desired, the shaft may be extended .beyond the cross-piece a" and a crank applied thereto in any convenient manner.

In order to apply horse or steam power, I have provided the shaft with a bevel-gear wheel, which meshes with a similar bevelgear, (1, on the end of a shaft, Q, supported in the bearings BB, rising, respectively, from central cross-piec e, a, and the crosspiece c. On the outer end of this shaft an ordinary beltpulley, IR, may be applied, as shown in Fig. 2, to communicate with the power desired, or here an ordinary crank may be secured, as in Fig. 1, when it would be inconvenient to turn the wheel from the handle 0.

The cutter-wheel is mounted on the shaft in such relation to the cam D that the knir'es will not out while the cam is operating to rotate the rollers'H. H and feed the hay, &c., forward; but the moment the feed is completed the block L will hold the hay, &c.,' station ary in a compressed state, and then one of the knives will begin to cut, and as its out is completed the cam D will begin to operate by forcing the lever 1) forward and setting in motion. the feeding mechanism, which will stop in turn just as the other knife is brought around to begin its out, and so on.

The length of the cut feed is regulated by means of the thumb-screw S, passing through the corner-post A and bearing against the lever D, which in turn is kept against the end of this screw by means of spring T on the inside of cross-piece c, as best indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. By screwing this part S in or out, the distance back that the lever D is permitted to travel is regulated, and hence the number of teeth on the ratchet F moved by the pawl]? at each revolution of the shaft (7 is determined, and consequently the revolution of the feed-rollers is thereby controlled, making the length of the cut feed variable at the will of the operator by a simple movement of the said set-screw.

The described shafts G and G, which carry the feed-rollers H and H, pass through slots- Z in the strap 1, and through other slots or holes cut in the sides of the throat of the trough K, and the upright portions of the said'strap, just at the top of the slots Z, straddle and slightly bear on the upper shaft, G, so that as the said shaft and upper feed-roller, H, yield upwardly the strap will also be carriedupward, carrying with it the block L, and thence permitting the feed to pass under thesaid block tobe cut.

I am aware that it is not, new to construct feed-cutters in such manner that they will feed and cut alternately; and I am also aware that feed-cutters having been made carrying a cutter-wheel similar to mine, the shaft of-which was provided with a cam connecting with. a

ratchet-wheel mounted on the shaft of one of weights and springs to regulate the pressure of the feed-rollers upon the straw or other ma terial passing therethrough, and hence I do not claim any of these features, broadly; but,

Having thus described my invention, what ll claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, in a feedcutter, of the shaft (l, cutter-wheel G, cam D, lever D, extending under shaft (7 at right angles thereto, and provided with plates (1 (I, and horizontal wheel (I, journaled between said plates, pawl F, ratchet-wheel F, and the feedrollers and their shafts and connecting mechanism, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a feed-cutter, of the feed-rollers H H, shafts G G, gear-wheels g g, the lower shaft, G, being horizontal, while the upper "shaft, G, is made in two parts united by joint 7:, one part being inclined upward at a slight angle from the joint 7t to the gearg,

slotted strap Z Z, block L, sleeve I, having lug pivoted between the forks of arm I, and actu ating mechanism, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, in a feed-cutter, of the feed-rollers and their shafts with the block L, slotted strap ll, having ail-upper central horizontal portion secured to-said block, and two depending ends united by shaft M, pivoted and notched lever N, and weight N, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the frame of the feed cutter with the trough K, feed-rollers H and H, shafts G and G, heavy metal block L, closing up the entire throat of the trough in front of the feed-rollers, continuous metal strap Z, secured to the top of block L, and then pass ing up along the inside of trough and 0 er and down, along each outer slots 1 to receive the feed-roller shafts, and with the depending ends of said strap united below the trough-by shaft M, which passes through lever N, the said lever being pivoted to the frame at a, and provided with notches a, and weight N, all substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, on this 21st-day of September, 1882, in the presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN KLIMA.

Witnesses:

S. S. STOUT, H. G; UNDnRw-oon.

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